7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes two middle letters and leaves the first, second, fifth, sixth, and seventh open. That gives you a useful way to narrow a rack or solve a letter-position clue. The set ranges from familiar entries such as CULTURE to WALTZED, its highest scorer, and its endings cluster heavily around S and G.

The pattern at a glance

• 122 entries match the _ _ L T _ _ _ pattern across at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 120 matches and NWL2023 includes 95, so the accepted set varies by game's lexicon.
• ENABLE recognizes 88 matches; dictionary counts overlap rather than adding up to the total.
• Six entries are among the commonest English words, including CULTURE and VOLTAGE.
• M begins 24 matches and S begins 23; S ends 40 matches, while G ends 23.

Which seven-letter words have L third and T fourth?

CULTURE, VOLTAGE, FILTERS, and MELTING show how different the open positions can be. The shared L-T pair does not force one word family: the examples include everyday nouns, verbs, and inflected forms.

The first letter is fairly concentrated. M and S lead with 24 and 23 entries, followed by C with 13 and P with 11. If your clue gives an initial, M or S has the deepest group to check.

The final letter narrows the search even more. Forty matches end in S and 23 end in G, while E and R trail at 13 and 11. Test those common endings before spending turns on rarer final letters.

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

WALTZED tops the scoring list at 20 points. WALTZES and WALTZER each score 19, with MILTZES at 18. Those are strong options when the board and your rack support them, but a high listed score alone does not guarantee a good placement.

One limitation matters: only six entries are common by frequency, so many matches will be unfamiliar. The dictionary totals also differ, with Collins recognizing more entries than NWL2023 or ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure play.